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tofucake
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Thrill
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TL was the main hub for links to SC2 streams during WoL beta. TL is sponsored by Twitch.TV, currently the clear winner of the gaming segment of the 'Stream Wars'. Very little has come out of this partnership in terms of streaming itself though. We have yet to see a subscription option for the TL channel on Twitch. TL has team members from various timezones and previous 24h events have been very successful (TLO, Sheth etc) - why not put more of a focus on streaming? I want to see the TL channel on 24/7. I personally believe you should hop on the LoL bandwagon and secure a team while they're affordable and reap the benefits in terms of stream viewers. But forgetting that - you really should make use of your team members a bit better. Making sure there's always someone to watch isn't so different from making sure there's a new blog produced daily by a team of writers. We need more and higher quality content. More joint streams, more friendly rivalries, more content overall. More cooperation and coordination - "hey i can't stream tonight, something's come up - maybe you could take over?" Obviously there shouldn't be a strict schedule, but TL.net should have a much more direct connection to the TL channel on Twitch and that channel in turn should be completely revamped. Do it! I believe in you. I want to see a product so good on http://www.twitch.tv/team/teamliquid that many active TL users will commit $4.99 monthly, not just in support - but we're already substituting other entertainment with streaming, a subscription model is not so strange. I don't want to just sub to the TSL, i want to sub to Team Liquid and i want to do it because its streamers are creating the best fucking content in the industry. A team like [the former] CLG.EU is a virtual gold mine all in its own, attracting enormous viewer numbers. I don't want to be rude to anyone on that team - but none of them are very charismatic individuals, nor very apt in terms of viewer/fan interaction. Your stars are much easier to work with already. You won't get league numbers with SC2 players, but anyone looking for SC2 or DotA2 should have to go no further than the TL channel on twitch. Lastly, i don't know what Dignitas are paying him, but whatever it is - get Twitch to pay for scarra to move to Liquid and pick any players he wants, be it the entire former Dignitas team or not. The man is 100% through and through the perfect fit for the TL outlook. He's more TL than all current TL players, Sheth included, without even being on the team. It might be expensive, but it's like picking Flash + KT for FPL, the ultimate investment. Oh yeah, speaking of which - more emphasis on FPL. I'm sure someone would be willing to make a show highlighting upcoming players with potential, just talking about proleague overall. We're clearly not getting it from the current casters. Given the amount of people willing to play the game, the high number of subscribers to the $5 Twitch proleague stream and obvious success of other 'fantasy football' type games - TL has a real opportunity here to add value to their content. I would watch a show where Tyler, Ret and Jinro (for example, bw players of each race, maybe Jinro would be interested in spite of retirement, maybe TLO could represent terran for now, you'll work it out) talk for an hour every Thursday about proleague, it's the State of the Game we need, with guests! Use the TL connections, bring on great people. There - one segment of the TL channel filled. Brainstorming and executing test pilots of these should be your main priority outside of maintenance! | ||
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United States10328 Posts
75 is where it's at | ||
TheEmulator
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ahh yeah, that is true  | ||
Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
On January 10 2013 12:58 Thrill wrote: Liquid` already has a heavy focus on streaming, I don't know what more you want from them o.O? EG is probably the only team that puts in more hours than TL.Very little has come out of this partnership in terms of streaming itself though. We have yet to see a subscription option for the TL channel on Twitch. TL has team members from various timezones and previous 24h events have been very successful (TLO, Sheth etc) - why not put more of a focus on streaming? I want to see the TL channel on 24/7. We used to have this back in BW, with the TL channel replaying old VODs. I guess we could have TSL3/4/TL Attack stuff looping but I don't think that there is much value in cycling the (comparatively) limited content we have. You can use our YouTube for that really.I personally believe you should hop on the LoL bandwagon and secure a team while they're affordable and reap the benefits in terms of stream viewers. No plans to 'hop on the LoL bandwagon' anytime soon. But forgetting that - you really should make use of your team members a bit better. Making sure there's always someone to watch isn't so different from making sure there's a new blog produced daily by a team of writers. We need more and higher quality content. Already addressed this. Not *really* sure what more you want. More joint streams, more friendly rivalries, more content overall. More cooperation and coordination - "hey i can't stream tonight, something's come up - maybe you could take over?" Obviously there shouldn't be a strict schedule, but TL.net should have a much more direct connection to the TL channel on Twitch and that channel in turn should be completely revamped. Firstly, Liquid` and TL.net are separate entities - we aren't going to be using the TeamLiquid channel to stream Liquid` players. So far as producing content, it takes a lot more than just 'hey make stuff happen' to make events happen. Moreover there already is a plethora of content available at all times of the day so unless we're doing a really unique event we're not adding that much value to the scene. TL attack is great for that, and that should be returning for a new ep soonish.Do it! I believe in you. I want to see a product so good on http://www.twitch.tv/team/teamliquid that many active TL users will commit $4.99 monthly, not just in support - but we're already substituting other entertainment with streaming, a subscription model is not so strange. I don't want to just sub to the TSL, i want to sub to Team Liquid and i want to do it because its streamers are creating the best fucking content in the industry. Yes we know that lots of people want to sub/donate to TL. Thus far, we have decided against this because we dont want to drain the community of their cash to support the site. TSL+ was different because subscribers were also getting posters and/or shirts from their subscription.A team like [the former] CLG.EU is a virtual gold mine all in its own, attracting enormous viewer numbers. I don't want to be rude to anyone on that team - but none of them are very charismatic individuals, nor very apt in terms of viewer/fan interaction. Your stars are much easier to work with already. You won't get league numbers with SC2 players, but anyone looking for SC2 or DotA2 should have to go no further than the TL channel on twitch. I don't understand where you're going with this. This suggests to me that you haven't really watched many TL streams lately. Lastly, i don't know what Dignitas are paying him, but whatever it is - get Twitch to pay for scarra to move to Liquid and pick any players he wants, be it the entire former Dignitas team or not. The man is 100% through and through the perfect fit for the TL outlook. He's more TL than all current TL players, Sheth included. It might be expensive, but it's like picking Flash + KT for FPL, the ultimate investment. Not happening. Oh yeah, speaking of which - more emphasis on FPL. I'm sure someone would be willing to make a show highlighting upcoming players with potential, just talking about proleague overall. We're clearly not getting it from the current casters. Given the amount of people willing to play the game, the high number of subscribers to the $5 Twitch proleague stream and obvious success of other 'fantasy football' type games - TL has a real opportunity here to add value to their content. I would watch a show where Tyler, Ret and Jinro (for example, bw players of each race, maybe Jinro would be interested in spite of retirement, maybe TLO could represent terran for now, you'll work it out) talk for an hour every Thursday about proleague, it's the state of the game we need. There - one segment of the TL channel filled. Brainstorming and executing test pilots of these should be your main priority outside of maintenance! For many reasons this isn't something we're looking at doing at this stage. The paid staff are already overworked in ensuring the site works and the content that we do put out is produced, and really, what you're asking is for needs a paid staff to function. Your ideas aren't necessarily bad, but they're well beyond our reach at this stage.If you wish to reply to this with a proper response then please open a thread in website feedback. | ||
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On January 10 2013 10:58 LeapofFaith wrote: If the TL staff were to vote to kill someone every day (similar to Mafia), who would be the last two people standing? Who would be the first to get killed? Csheep would die first. | ||
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Nope, it would be you  | ||
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Hot_Bid
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I'm just good at lying and pretending I'm town when I'm mafia, which actually is not a great reputation to have in that game because nobody actually believes you when you're really innocent. | ||
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Firebolt145
Lalalaland34501 Posts
On January 10 2013 23:55 MasterOfPuppets wrote: What is the story behind / origin of KadaverBB's name? ;o He has a thing for the dead, and he was born in 1988. His nickname was thus supposed to be Cadaver88. Unfortunately as we all know, letters and numbers are not his strong points, and thus he accidentally typed KadaverBB when registering since 'they all look so similar'. User was warned for this post | ||
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On January 10 2013 23:55 MasterOfPuppets wrote: What is the story behind / origin of KadaverBB's name? ;o Don't listen to firebolt, he is a liar! My internet career actually started when I played counter-strike. My internet connection was horrible and I was like 12 years old and a terrible, terrible player. I kept dying horrible noobie deaths. I was still called Player123 (or whatever the standard nick was), and I figured a real nickname was in order. Since I kept dying I figured Kadaver (corpse) would make perfect sense. I really like that nickname, eventhough I have become a total killing machine with time and practice! BB (Brood Berets) is my old diablo 2/warcraft 3/WoW clan/guild. Eventhough we are pretty much inactive now, I really really liked those people. Still sticking around with some of them in teamspeak. Being guildleader was also an awesome experience. It was chaos. I was like the joker, only a little less evil. | ||
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MasterOfPuppets
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On January 11 2013 04:37 KadaverBB wrote: Don't listen to firebolt, he is a liar! My internet career actually started when I played counter-strike. My internet connection was horrible and I was like 12 years old and a terrible, terrible player. I kept dying horrible noobie deaths. I was still called Player123 (or whatever the standard nick was), and I figured a real nickname was in order. Since I kept dying I figured Kadaver (corpse) would make perfect sense. I really like that nickname, eventhough I have become a total killing machine with time and practice! BB (Brood Berets) is my old diablo 2/warcraft 3/WoW clan/guild. Eventhough we are pretty much inactive now, I really really liked those people. Still sticking around with some of them in teamspeak. Being guildleader was also an awesome experience. It was chaos. I was like the joker, only a little less evil. Lol firebolts. Nice story. :D Counter-Strike represent! 4 LYEF SKILL-BASED GAMES. | ||
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KadaverBB
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I think that's the most amazing name for anything ever. | ||
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